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Well, I had to register before the end of the year for another class in my interminable master's degree if I wanted to remain an active student. So I bit the bullet and plunked down the credit card (I have to pay for them, and--if I'm lucky--work reimburses me for them).

One was due to run November and December, and I wanted to take that just to make sure that I *completed* a course this year (in case the registrar decided to get funny with the requirements). But another is actually due to run December and January, one I've been afraid they would cancel^, so I went ahead and signed up for that one also. This will be the first time I've done two that overlapped, but I didn't want to risk losing the chance to take the second one.

I think with Operation Rapid Transit in the works, I may be out of chances to take leave this year. Certainly I can't go on holiday while I've got a class active (these are online, but they take some keeping up with in terms of reading and writing). Maybe late in October, but I think the op will have used up all my leave. :-( I guess that's one way to save money...

So I'll be (re)taking 'History and Culture of Central Asia' (I started it before, but the lecturer was a total jerk, so I withdrew; it's being done by a different person this time) starting in November and 'Politics and Security in the Persian Gulf' starting in December.



^All the best courses for my degree have been gradually dropping out of their catalogue as they lose people qualified or prepared to teach them. :-(